Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary Committee on March 7, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.
2024 Regular Session
House Bill 4142
Provides that when a person is charged with committing a new felony sex crime while on pretrial release for a felony sex crime, the person is only eligible for release after a hearing during which the court determines whether security release may be denied, and if security release is allowed, the person must deposit the full security amount set by the court.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Digest: The Act restricts pretrial release for persons who commit a new felony sex crime while on pretrial release for a felony sex crime. The Act goes into effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.9). Provides that when a person is charged with committing a new felony sex crime while on pretrial release for a felony sex crime, the person is only eligible for release after a hearing during which the court determines whether security release may be denied, and if security release is allowed, the person must deposit the full security amount set by the court. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Boomer Wright, James Hieb, Virgle Osborne, Mark Owens
Chief co-sponsors
5 co-sponsors
Vikki Breese-Iverson, Kevin Mannix, Courtney Neron Misslin, E. Werner Reschke, Brian Stout
In the Senate
Sponsor
5 co-sponsors
Lynn Findley, Bill Hansell, Dennis Linthicum, Kim Thatcher, Suzanne Weber
Its course
February 5 to March 7, 2024, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action3 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 5 to Mar 7 · stopped31 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 5 to Feb 50 days
JudiciaryFeb 5 to Mar 7 · stopped31 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 5 – Mar 7
- Feb 5Introduced
- Sent to Judiciary
- Mar 7Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
- Feb 5First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Feb 5Referred to Judiciary.House of Representatives
- Mar 7In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives